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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13


them if he had suspected that they were
thieves; saw no one cut fingers off bodies to
secure rings
j. Fl. Markley, master of bridges and build
ing, testified that he inspected the bridge in
May last, and then described infinitely its
construction Witness considered the condi-
ton of the bride good; thought it would take
two hours for such a bridge to burn: other
bridges ON the road had been on fire this
year, but had been discovered in time to pre-
vent accident At this point the inquest was
adjourned until Friday.
LOOKS LIKE A TERRIBLE CRIME.
On Friday the jury resumed its lLbors, the
principal question before it being whether the
catastrophe was due to accident or design.
Horrible and Incredible as the latter theory
NAY seem at first sight, it is nevertheless true
that it has many supporters among the res
idents of Chatsworth, and it is also upheld by
some of the leading officials of the road.
Certain il * moreover that the evidence taken
Friday pointed more strongly to tile probable
tiles that train wreckers were at the bottom
of the horror than to the original idea that
the bridge over the eulvert had been set on
fire bv the burning grass beneath In the
statement was confirmed that in order to
ensure the safety of the train, which was the
heaviest that has ever gone over the road
orders had been issued to the foremen of the
various sections to make careful examina-
ton of the track and culverts on Wednesday
afternoon That portion of the road on which
the accident occurred was in charge of
Timothy Coughhn, and what he told the jury
was brief and 10 the point. He had gone over
the road and examined the bridge over the
culvert of death within half dozen hours of
midnight on Wednesday He found it in
good condition There were
No SIGNS OF FIRE.
In fact there was noehing to burn. The
fields all around had been recently moved
and no longer than week ago all the grass
around the culvert had been burnt right into
the soil on purpose TO ensure the safety of the
| timbers and track which rested upon them
| Roadmaster Ennis who went over the
| trestle on a hand-car still later in the even
ing, swore that it was sound and strong.
Then William Hellam, a welI-to-do farmer
| living in the neghborhood, was called to the
| stand and told story that
CREATED A SENSATION
| lie sald that Wnlle standing on the platform
at Chatsworth waiting with his son for the
ill-fated train, he repeatedly saw peculiar
| light upon the track about in the neigbor.
hood of where the train subsequently, went
down. At first he thought it was fire, bui
I from its disappearance at intervals during q
period of three hours be came to the conclu-
sion that somebody was swinging big Ian
tern, or that locomotive was moving to and
fro. This was kept up until a little while be
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

Wednesday night Witness went into his
own car when the train drew away from the
station, and was sitting there possibly three
or four minutes when he felt a fearful shock
The next instant the car passed over the
burning bridge and he was thrown out of one
of the windows into hedge fence The
steam was blowing off from one of the EN-
gines ard it was burning him He struggled
to his feet and saw Train De patcher Parker
and his wife caught in the baggage car. Wit
ness got the man out, but could not extricate
the woman Immediately after the accident
the first engine started for Gilman for help
II returned in about three quarters of an
hour, bringing a corps of doctors. The
wounded were taken from the wreck, where
possible, and sent TO Chatsworth and nearby
places. The bridge was only partly demol-
ished when witness first saw it. The stringers
at both ends gave way. The engine set fire
| to nothing. and only one car and sleeper
were slightly burned
Witness further testified that the section
| foreman told him after the accident that he
| the foreman had passed the bridge at $50
Wednesday evening and that there was no
fire there then. Witness had warned the
the section after quitting work, knowing that
the excursion tram were going over the road
| that night There was not more than Coz
persons on the train; did not think it possible
that anybody could be tiendish enough to set
| fire to the bridge. The train was running at
the rate of thirty-tive miles an hour when
the accident occurred Engineer Souther-
land, in charge of one of the engines, In
formed him that he saw 4 small fire ahead,
near the bridge, but that he (Southerl andl
thought it was a few dried leaves burning
alongside the track The engineer also told
him that he did not see the fire until he was
directly over the bridge, but it was then too
| late
Witness remained at the wreck until
a. m. and superintended the work o.
removing the dead and wounded Saw {
few persons examine the pockets OF the dead
| but they informed HIM that they were seek
lug for relatives, witness would have stopped
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. Thames McKen-
drick, employed on the new capitol, was shot
three times and badly wounded Friday, by
his wife She alleges that McKendrick threw
her out of window while they were living
in Chicago. She was arrested. She alleges
that Mckendriek drew a razor and that she
shot lin In self-defense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13
THE FATAL CULVERT AGAIN.
Six Passengers More or Less Badly Hurt
One Fatality Probable


One Fatality Probable.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug, IA wreck
occurred on the Evansville & Indianapolis
railroad near Saline City, twenty miles south
of here, at II 30 Friday morning. The train
was combination freight and passenger
The engine and about fifteen cars passed over
a wooden culvert in safety, but when the
rear car, a passenger coach, reached the
structure it gave way, throwing the coach on
its side into the ditch fifteen feet below.
There were about fifteen passengers in the
coach. All but six escaped with slight cuts
and bruises.
The injured are; Thomas Brouthers. a
farmer living near this city, spine injured;
Mrs. William Jenkins and daughter. Saline
City. both cut about the head; J G. Cox,
Tulip, Ind, shoulder crushed Miss Adams,
ASHORE, Ind, cut in the head, and L. kerch,
Coal City, Ind, injured about the head. All
will recover, with the possible exception of
RrmItherS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13
Agreed to Divide AfghaBistsn.

VIENNA, Aug. lS.-The Politisch Cores
pondez publishes dispatch from st. Peters
burg stating that in addition TO the settle
ment OF the Afghan boundary question Rus
STA and England agreed in the event of the
death of the ameer to partition Afghanistan
between them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13
Tried to Cheat the Haneman.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug" 13-Holmes R.
Puryear was hanged Friday at Prince George
Court House, Va, for the murder of his wife
He attempted suicide in the morning in his
cell by cutting an artery in his arm He was
so weak from loss of blood that he had to be
carried on the scaffold in chair and held
while the trap was sprung.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

LONDON, Aug, 13.-Mr. Maude, secretary
of the Liberal Union, has resigned, stating as
reasons for his action that he does not APP
prove of the attitude of the leaders of the
Unionist party toward the Gladstonians, and
that he refuses to support the Tory pro-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 13.-The Boston
Marine Insurance company has photographed
the treasury an offer TO dispose of s., 000, 900
of the government bonds for 81 TO- the same
as the other offers. II has been notified that
all the offers will be considered next Wednes-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13
ENFORCING PROHIBITION.
Iowa Constabies Seem Full of Murder
Gus Sort of Zeal.

Iowa Constabies seem Fun OF Wurder-
Gus Sort of Zeal
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. I3-COnstable
Potts Friday afternoon served a warrant upon
Thomas Hardy, in whose barn he had pre-
viously found key of beer. Hardy, who
was talking with a friend at the time, told
the officer he would go with him In a minute,
but Potts insisted upon immediate acquies-
cence. Hardy refused, whereupon Potts drew
his revolver and fired three times at him One
bullet penetrated the palm of Hardy's hand,
another took effect in his right side, and the
third struck an innocent bystander named
Ed Work and severely wounded him in the
thigh. Hardy's wounds are dangerous and
may prove fatal Potts and co-laborer who
also drew a revolver We're arrested
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug Is. -Exports of
the principal articles of provisions during
July past aggregated in values IS, 577, 45l,
against s., 107 ,03S during July IsS5.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-The steamship
Elder, which arrived Thursday afternoon
from Bremen, reports having passed the
Scotch yacht Thistle on Wednesday night at
Z O'Clock all well
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

palestine, Tex, Aug 13.-The anti-Pro-
hibitiou negroes at meeting here Wednes-
day night resolved to boycott the colored
preachers who favored the Prohibition
amendment, and to have no social or bust
dealings with them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

The following is a revised and complete list
of the Cbatsworth dead as far as identified:
Mrs n puckett Forest: Mrs Peaton VI Cross
Washington. Mrs Arch b CroSsweil Kankakee;
" II Potter, Colchester Mrs. George B Sne-
decker. Abingdon. J D. Richards Franklin
Neb.; J. 81. Clay Eureka Ill; S G. Breese
Wyoming, Ill Jesse Meek, Jr., Eureka, Ill; Ms
W GarrettSon. Peoria Eveiine Carthers Evans:
p A Strachan Peoria: Michael Regain Bling
hampton n. Y; viii Craig. Cuba; John Zeiter
Pelin; Willard Patterson Wyoming, Ill; William
Stephens and two children, Peoria; Noah Hayer-
male Canton; Melville Smith, Metamora; Mrs
Zimmerman. Peoria; Paul Sackenreuther, Pekin:
L. F Adams, Blackstone; NJ. V Navitte, Abing-
don; W Latte Elmwood; Ada Webster Mrs
William Allen, Mrs. Nadejo. Wright. railroad
man Mrs H B. Mcclure and child Mrs James
Deal Mrs. Miller. Mrs. William Ball J. D. WIN
dette NJ + Putney and E. GoOdell Peoria; viii
lam l. Calvin, Galesburg; Isaac Bodey, Morrison;
J S Keely Breeds: Mrs John Murphy and two
children Peoria: H Swengelson Keokuk Iowa:
Oney Sparks. Green Valley; A Moore, J. u
McFadden and Robert DahIke. Peoria; A Martin
Bloomington; Edward McClintock Peoria; z. A
Green, Breeds. Mrs. A J. Mcclure and child
Keithsburg; Mrs Ed Stoddart. West Point: J r.
Hill wife and baby, Berwick Ill Mrs. Alter Miss
Eva Alter and Miss Minnie Alter WSSI Point
Iowa. Oscar johnson. Civer. George F Hortung
McEvoy Peoria. Mamie Clay and Mrs George
Meek, Eureka; AFRO Gale, of Stephen Gale
Orange Prairie.
This would make the to tai killed Wednes-
day night eightv-four 1t is impossible to
give the exact number of the deac up to this
time, but several have died since they were
rescued, and.it is more than probable that as
many as ninety fatalities have occurred, with
a prospect of the list reaching loJ or more.
Following is list of the most disastrous rail-
way wrecks that have occurred in more than forty
years, showing this 10 have equaled in its fatal
consequences, and possibly surpassed, any of
them; AT Versailles, France, May s fs42, loss of
life 81 Burlington, N. J., August ~ 1854, killed
2l' Mons, Belgium, June. 1865. y killed; st. Hill
aire, Canada. June ~, 1864 s. killed; near Erie,
Pa, December Is, 1885, Il burned to death: Carr 5
Rock, n. Y, April H. 1865. 26 killed; Abergele,
Wales August -, 1865, IS burned to death; Rev
ere, Boston e Portland road. August s6, 1871 20
killed; Beileville Canada June % 1872 80 killed,
Ashtabula, Ohio, December ~ 1876, 100 persisted
by drowning, fire and exposure to cold; Tay
bridge, Scotland December q. 1879 IA lives lost ]
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

Congressman Phelan, of Memphis, is
the youngest member of the Fiftieth con-
gress. He will not be thirty-one when
he takes his seat. Congressman Vande~
yer, the oldest member. is seventy lone.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

The ruby is said to be emblemaiical of
faithfulness, but the thhughtless mau
mustn't Judge from this that redbeaded
girl makes the truest wife.-The Judge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

The dog of George Marion, of Rens-
selaer, Ind, began barking at a hole in
the ground. Marion dug down and killed
113 blue racers and twenty seven bull
snakes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

Chief Justice Waite's hair is beginning
10 be dashed with silver threads.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13

William Waldorf Aslor, ex min lister /,
Italy, is called Bill by his father.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
A FUNNY FREAK
Ie-Sp1ned. Double Neeked,
Double Headed offspring.

While we are accustomed to find in
every show and museum some mon
strosity in the shape Of animals with
more or less limbs than nature entities
them to; hens or ROSTERS with human
faces; mermaids, caught by unknown
whalers in some mysterious sea 1.-THE
majority of which are manufactured by
an experienced dermatologist out of
old leather, rags, ETC., in. Jersey City,,
we were scarcely prepared, for the
curiosity which was on exhibition at
President A. NJ. Cannon;s residence yes
terday. A cow, kept at Steed's farm.
in Pennington, was considerable enough
to present her owner, Mr.. Thomas
Parker, on Tuesday night, with q
genuine freak of nature, a calf with
two heads, whilst the lower extremities
correspond with those of every other
decent calf. The spine divides short
distance from its end into two branches,
forming two perfectly developed necks,
surmounted by two well-developed
heads, each one of which, by its COM
pleteness in every respect would suit
any common bovine offspring. The
strange newcomer, which undoubtedly
had mistaken the planet it was to visit,
left Immediately, after casting look
around. for regions where it might feel
more at home.
The curiosity will be stuffed and put
on exhibition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
Three woman-whippers Kilied.

LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE Courier
Journals special from Crab Orchard,
KY, gives the particulars of the killing
OF. three vigilaltes. who were admins
tering whipping to a woman 70 years
OF age, in Rock Castle County. The
woman, Eliza Fish, persisted in selling
liquor, after she had been warned
several times 10 stop. She Kept low
kind of store. The county is prohi-
bitior one. Last night, the vigilantes,
Or Law aud Order Club, waited on Mrs.
Fish. They took her out in the yard
and were whipping her. when shots
were fred over the fence, and three of
the Ku Klux fell dead. Their names
are John Long Walter Pinn and John
Hasty. There is no clue as to who did
the shooting. Castle County has been
infested by ban1 of Ku Klux for ten
years past, and all efforts to break up
their lswlessness has failed. The old
woman, Eliza Fish had been whipped
before by the vigilantes, and her son
was run out of the country for selling
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
MISS LEES RETORT.
A War Incident of the Great Con-
federate'S Daughter.

Miss Mildred Lees stay in Washing
ton has been rendered very pleasant by
a succession of handsome lunch and
dinner parties given in her honor. At
ter Mrs. Folsom s reception, on Wednes-
day last, Miss Lee, by special invitation,
drove out to Oak View with Mr.. Corco-
ran, and lunched with Mrs. and Miss
Cleveland and the ladies who had as
sisted Mrs. Folsom in receiving during
the morning. In speaking the other
day abou. Miss Lees strong handsome
face and her abundant suit of iron-gray
hair, she related funny incident which
had come within her experience dGSing
the war while staying at one OF the cid
Virginia hOmesteads, where, Cor the
time being, Miss Lee had sought shelter
At that time the hair now so well mixed
with gray, was of the tut which Titan
loved 10 paint. One morning The house
hold was aroused with the news that the
northeSn troops were rapidly approach
ing, and, indeed, in less than half an
hour the courtyard was filed with SOL
diers, who, having been told that Miss
Lee was then staying at the house,
ClamOfeO ICuQly LOT SlSQJ o. 0er.
Her presence at the place was, of course,
stoutlv denied at first, but to no avail,
as the soldiers loitered about bent upon
obtaining the coveted glimpse.
Within doors CONSERVATION reigned
supreme, for the household'wa at that
time composed entirely OF women. One
old lady became so alarmed at the pre-
sence of the soldiery that she went into
violent fit of Mysteries. at this Miss
Lee, forgetful OF the danger which might
have ensued to herself, rushed down
stairs and into the kitchen for some
remedies. AS she passed a window at
which one of the soldiers was agerly
peering through, he recognized her and
shouted to his comrades Here, boys
come look; here's ''the red-headed
daughter of the rebel generall'' Quick
as fash she turned and advancing to
the door, threw it wide open, as she
glanced dedantly at them, saying: 'fIf
by the term rebel general you mean
General Lee, l am proud of the fact that
l am his daughter, but my hair is not
red" AS may beimagined, her courage
and spirit were heartily appreciated by
the boys in blue, who greeted her speech
with three rousing cheers. and then,
lifting their hats respectfully. retired,
making merry over the episode as they
went.-Baltimore american.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
Six Hundred sstles Away.

PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-Captain
NOVEL;, of the steamer British Prince,
from Liverpool, makes the following re
port: On Monday, the 14th instant, at
9:15 a, m, in latitude 40.1, longitude
Ga OIL, we passed schooner-yacht, seven
miles to the nerthward. AT 1910 a. m,
the schooner-yacht DduntLess displayed
her signals abeam, IN latitude 1856,
longitude 64,12. A strong breeze was
blowing and she had all canvas set.
Every stitch of canvas was being used on
b 9TH boats. There was at the time the
yachts were sighted, strong breeze
blowing from west to northwest. The
yachts were about twenty two miles
apart. This would indicate that the
yachts are taking a more southerly
course than that pursued by the trans.
Atlantic steamships at; this season.
When the observation was made, the
CorOnet had made about 600 geographi-
cal miles and the DGuntLess about $50
miles. Though the Coronet is eleven
miles farther to the eastward, she is, On
account of her more northerly position,
more than this number of miles in ad-
vance of the DduntlesS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fires.

New YORK, March ia letter from
Havana, dated March 18th. says: Kid
naping has been carried on by whole
sale during the past week, at Guvia, in
Vuelta Abajn. One OF the persons
seized was Don Esteban Hernandez
Dominquez, who was afterward re-
leased on payment of $1,000. The
other persons kidnapped were of less
importance.
Fires on the sugar plantations
are of frequent occurrence and
reports are daily received of
losses to planters by this
means. Although in individual cases
the damage is not great the aggregate
losses foot up to considerable figure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
PERSONAL.

H. NEWTON, of Mona, is in the city.
T.R. Cutler was up from Lehi yes
terday.
Il. s. GowANs was in from Tooele
yesterday.
J. a. MARCHAKT, of Peoa, was in the
city Wednesday.
- WILLIAM VAN DYKE was down from
Ogden yesterday.
AUDrroR CLAYTON went to Gentle
Valley yesterday.
F. CooMBs, of Pennington, was in the
city on Thursday.
JAMES GILBERT came up from South
Cottonwood yesterday.
VIM. SANDERS and Jos. Quincy are
down from the Logan branch OF u. q.
NJ. 1.
T. c. PARKINSON, superintendent OF
the Coop. store at Franklin, IdaLo,
was doing business in town on Wednes-
day. .,.
FRED. MEYERS is back from his
southern trip in the interests of 70.
NJ. 1. He returns with well-flled
order book.
D. L. DAVIS, of Barnes & Davis,
goes east this morning. His destina-
ton is Chicago but he may visit New
York ere Lis return.
PHI. SIMMoNDs, of George Simmonds
81 Co., proprIetors of the Nabob Dlstll-
lery Co., CovingVon, Ky, is in the city
in the interest of his house.
HENRY TRIBE charters Pullman this
morning, which he has agreed shall be
propelled towards the east. He Will
join Mr.. Davis IN his ram bles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
AHard Stone.

GALVESTON, Tex, March IA special
from San Antonio TO the Ne,us says: a
iple murder was committed yesterday
afternoon, at 3 railroad camp on the
Northwestern extension OF the san An
tonic and 4 kansas Pass road, fourteen
miles beyond Boerne. Henry Madison.
a welI-knoWn stock man and contractor,
of this city, employed a number of men
and teams. One II the Iaborers, named
VIM. Stone, went 10 Madison and
asked him for some money and
was told that he could ret get any till
Saturday,. op6He became enraged and
said he would have either money or
hood, and without further proEocstisn,
RULED gun and fred, Killing Madison
instantly. Two Mex,eaus in the camp,
who had with essed the shooting, ran up
and attempted 10 arrest the murderer.
whereupoD Stone shot and killed both
OF them outright. The murder is
claimed to be unjusti6able. II Stone is
caught he will be lyuched.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
DIR Nicely nu on st Patrick

New YORK, March I7.-At the st.
fatHc2's Day picnic OF the Irish
societies Rev. Father McGlynn made
an address, the first part of which dealt
with the blessings of the beloved Saints
'Eork to Ireland. McGlynn then
pra4ched of into a discussion of the
,land project, which had made him
somewhat notorious, and defended il so
eioquentiy that he was frequently in
corrupted with applause and cheers. In
SohCluSloa, the speaker said the people
~ ireland, IN st. Patrick's day, held
anu III common, and DavItt received
me FRACTION from his forefathers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
Captain Eads' Funeral

ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-THE funeral of
Captain James B. Eads took place at
Christ Church. this afternoon, and was
attended by large number of the old
est and most prominent citizens of the
city, who have known him many years.
Many of them have been associated
with him IN his great engineering
works. Rev. Dr. Schuyler officiated
and was assisted in the services by Rev.
Mr.. Reed. The remains were inferred
in the Bellefontaine Cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
FIRST In staIlment.

New YORK, March II a report was
circulated this afternoon that the Gin
cinnat, Hamilton & Dayton party,
represented by Messrs Ives. Stayner
and Meyer, had paid 100000 on Mon
day night, as the first installment Of the
purchase money of the Baltimore
& Ohio, which they are said
obtained, however, although Major
Borne, of the Ives party, characterized
it as premature. Sully, as heretofore,
refused to express any opinion what
ever. One of the parties prominent in
the negotiations for the Stayner crowd.
said. however, that they had made
arrangements 20 take share in q syn
dictate of railroad representatives, and
had put in their first allotment of cash.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18

81. PAUL, March 1I.-Fort Buford,
Dakota, special to the Pioneer: The
general breakup of the Missouri River,
above the mouth OF the Yellowstone,
took place to-day The river is bank
full and the great volume of water will
prevent the ice from gorglng. The
gorge. twenty-five miles below here,
has hoo1ed the Little Muddy country,
driving the settlers from their homes.